Blog Tag - EAST Beijing

See the 501st Legion in Action at the Imperial Star Cruiser Party at Xian
We interviewed Vincent Rondia, a member of the 501st Legion Chinese Garrison (a name that has more to do with jeans than with science fiction), to...
EAST Hotel Executive Chef Rob Cunningham Talks Marathons and Healthy Eats
You may think that the life of a chef is all rich food, heavy drinking, and staying up well after the kitchen has closed. Not so, says EAST Hotel...
2nd Annual Beijing Autumn Craft Beer Festival Confirms Beer and Food Vendors
The 2nd Annual Beijing Craft Beer Festival is quickly approaching. Set for Friday (Sep 25) and Saturday (Sep 26), from 5-10pm and 12-10pm,...
Dining Q&A: Billy Jin, Area Director of Sales and Marketing - Beijing, Swire Hotels
Beijing born and raised, Billy Jin has watched the city flourish in his 15 plus year career in hospitality. Having worked for Shangri-La, Fairmont,...
This Weekend’s Slow Boat Beijing Autumn Beer Festival Gets Drunk So You Don’t Have To
With the AQI soaring and a ridiculous working Saturday scheduled by the authorities-that-be, it's enough to drive one to drink. And don’t Slow Boat...
Steak Your Claim to Feast's Friday Steak Night
Is it just me or does Feast (Food by EAST) really have the semi-buffet concept down? Following on from their pretty popular seafood nights, they have...
Actors Hugh Jackman, Peter Dinklage FEAST at Indigo after 'X-Men' Premiere
What do you do for an encore if you're a huge Hollywood star and your new blockbuster just premiered in Beijing? Eat some Pavlova, at least that's...
Farm-Grown: Rob Cunningham, Executive Chef at EAST Beijing
If you think all chefs have an ego with a capital “E,” this one will change your mind. Meet Rob, who grew up on a farm, cooks for his kids and left...
Fish Frenzy: Hagaki at East Beijing
We've been working our way through the restaurants at Swire's EAST Beijing hotel since it opened up a couple months ago. We had a few great meals...
Capital Bites: New Indian at NLGX, Hunan in SLT and Beaujolais Nouveau
The theme of this week's news: spice and heat. We've got a new Indian place near NLGX, Hunan in Sanlitun and hot cocktails at The Hutong. It's also...
Xian-sational: East Hotel's New Bar
The Jiuxianqiao-Lido area has a new whiskey bar, a live music venue, a pizza joint and a pub sports lounge. Impressively, they’re all under a single...
A Veritable Feast from EAST Beijing
I've been eagerly anticipating Feast since I learned that Rob Cunningham, former executive chef at Capital M, had signed on to lead it. After trying...